June 2017 Moms

STM question: Belly binder after c-section?

I hope it's ok to create a new post for this. It doesn't seem to fit into the normal categories. This is my second c-section and I did not use any sort of support belt/ belly binder last time. Things never really went back into place and I felt weak getting up out of bed and moving around. I didn't want anything touching my incision, but I might need to try and get over that!  Have any of you who had C-sections tried these binders? If so, did it help? What brand did you use? I want to order something on Amazon today if there's a chance it might help. C-day is Friday! 
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Re: STM question: Belly binder after c-section?

  • I didn't use one last time and I kinda regret it. If I have to do it again I will probably use something. Hopefully we get some good info here. 
  • kdanjoukdanjou member
    Sorry no help I never used one.  I never really felt the need and I healed well so I guess I was lucky.  I would research amazon reviews really well if I was going to buy one and just go with the most well-liked.
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  • KB00KB00 member
    I used one from buy buy baby after my surprise c-section. I was so scared to put it on at first because I didn't want anything near my incision. But really it was well above my incision so it never bothered it. It felt amazing having it on and I plan to splurge on a better brand this time around (still researching) because the BBB one ended up folding and wrinkling awkwardly after a month. But it felt so good to take the weight and pressure off my incision with the belly band. And it helped me stand upright without feeling like I was going to tear apart. I definitely recommend it. 
  • Bellefit corsets are pretty popular and have really good reviews. I didn't have a c-section but used a belly wrap bff to help contract my uterus and will be doing that again, however I didn't love it because you can see it under clothes. I go back and forth between ordering a bellefit because of the price, but if I had to have a csection I would be ordering one! 
  • I've read a few places that some people get them at their hospital. Was that an option for any of you? I might wait and see. I'd rather have them fit me and have insurance pay for it if it is an option. 
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  • With my first c-section I used the binder that the hospital provided.  It made me feel safer somehow.  It was like a security blanket, but I don't think it helped with healing.  With my second and third C-sections I didn't use one but I felt fine without it.





  • I asked my doctor about this. He said when he wasn't in residency it was standard practice to give them out to everyone. Now, he says he only has a few moms a YEAR ask for them. 



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  • I purchased a belly bandit, but also plan on asking if the hospital has one. I used a babies r us brand one last time around and it helped. 

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  • LAMCH1980 said:
    I've read a few places that some people get them at their hospital. Was that an option for any of you? I might wait and see. I'd rather have them fit me and have insurance pay for it if it is an option. 
    I asked for one and my doctor looked at me like I was crazy. She said if I felt like I really needed it (how would I know??) she would write a prescription for one.
  • I figure I'll ask the first day I'm in the hospital and Amazon Prime will save the day if everyone looks at me like I'm bat shit crazy. 
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  • lickasticklickastick member
    edited May 2017
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    FTM- I knew I wanted to use one pp and I researched extensively beforehand and had one on hand that was an adjustable one. I ended up with a cesarean birth and asked as soon as I got to my recovery room if the hospital provided one, and they did. The hospital one was amazing and much better than anything I researched. Unfortunately it gave me a rash but I'd use it again even though it irritates my skin. As a pre/postal yoga teacher I highly recommend using one if you are interested in it, especially after a cesarean birth. 
  • I was given one from my hospital and it was a godsend.  I wore it for about two weeks (maybe more) and felt so much better with it on.  It helped me stand straight and kept me from needing a pillow at my abdomen for each cough, sneeze, laugh, etc.
  • XathXath member
    I got one from the hospital for each of my cesareans and I loved it.  I'd get uncomfortable after a time, but I'd regret taking it off a few hours after I did.  

    Sneezing with a binder on hurts, but is tolerable.  Sneezing without one feels like you're going to explode out of your incision.  My new hospital doesn't provide them so I bought one on Amazon for this goaround.
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  • No first hand experience but I was looking at the Upspring C panty on Amazon. Sizing could be tricky since they're s/m and l/XL it showed up as prime eligible when I looked!
  • No first hand experience but I was looking at the Upspring C panty on Amazon. Sizing could be tricky since they're s/m and l/XL it showed up as prime eligible when I looked!
    I bought a pair and was getting ready to pack them in my hospital bag and it specifically says not for use on new incisions! So weird. 



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  • Has anyone used the c-section panties before? When did you start wearing them? Did you like the high waisted version or the bikini brief better?



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    One of the girls in August recommended this binder on Amazon.  Sorry I can't do the link on mobile.
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  • Mport90Mport90 member
    Ask your OB for one on delivery day, they will get you one ordered.  My plan. 
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